MAUDE Adverse Event Report: INSIGHTEC EXABLATE 4000; MR GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM

Model Number 4000

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problem Alteration In Body Temperature (2682)

Event Date 04/23/2019

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

The retrospective analysis has not indicated any technical failures or erroneous operation of the system.Treatment parameters were in line with typical range.The system performance was found to be to spec and as expected.No new risk recognized and current mitigations to the above risk were in effect.

Event Description

In a brain treatment of essential tremor the patient reported numbness along the edges of index finger and thumb and slight numbness just inferior to his lower left lip, that slightly subsided throughout treatment but still existed at the end of the treatment.

• Brand Name: EXABLATE 4000
• Type of Device: MR GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
• Manufacturer (Section D): INSIGHTEC; 5 nachum heth street; tirat carmel, 39120 ; IS 39120
• Manufacturer (Section G): INSIGHTEC; 5 nachum heth street; tiral carmel, 39120 ; IS 39120
• Manufacturer Contact: meital trank ; 5 nachum heth street; tirat carmel, 39120 ; IS 39120
• MDR Report Key: 8635448
• MDR Text Key: 145904218
• Report Number: 9615058-2019-00006
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: POH
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P150038
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 05/22/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 4000
• Device Catalogue Number: SYS004000
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 04/25/2019
• Initial Date FDA Received: 05/23/2019
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/18/2013
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Disability